The chances of being attacked by a shark or hitting a hole-in-one on a par-3 course are way better than the chances of winning the Powerball lottery. But, as they say, someone has to win.

Carla Caldwell, Morning Call Editor

Lines are forming at convenience stores throughout America to purchase tickets for the Powerball jackpot drawing on Wednesday night that has hit a record $500 million. But the chance of winning is about zilch, reports CNN.

Actually, the chance of a ticket winning the Powerball jackpot is 1 in 175,223,510, CNN says.

CNN adds a few unlikely scenarios that are more likely than you taking home this jackpot.

*Dying from a bee sting: 1 in 6.1 million.

*Dying from being struck by lightning: 1 in 3 million.

*An amateur golfer making a hole in one on a par-3 hole: 1 in 12,500.

* Hitting a deer with a vehicle in Hawaii, the state where State Farm says deer-vehicle collisions are least likely: 1 in 6,267.

* Being attacked by a shark: 1 in 11.5 million.

But, as they say, someone has to win the jackpot eventually.

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